Wednesday, September 27, 2017

EUCAP Somalia Delivers Legal Maritime Seminar in Mogadishu
On 26 September, Somali Prosecutors and Officers of the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit
began a three-day Maritime Legal Seminar in Mogadishu organised by EUCAP Somalia in cooperation
with EU NAVFOR ATALANTA.
“Cooperation between Police and Prosecutors in the maritime context” and “the Somali Legal System
related to tasks and responsibilities of the Maritime Police Unit” are among the subjects which will
be covered at the seminar. The seminar is part of EUCAP Somalia’s on-going support to help strengthen
cooperation between Somali Maritime Police and Prosecutors.
EU NAVFOR ATALANTA will present its activities and achievements in disrupting and suppressing piracy,
including elements of the legal framework that supports the counter-piracy operation.
This represents the fifth activity in a series of seminars which EUCAP Somalia has organised for the
Maritime Police Unit and Prosecutors’ Office in Mogadishu. The support contributes towards enhanced
cooperation between Somali Prosecutors and Maritime Police and to improved legal knowledge in the
maritime context.
Background
EUCAP Somalia is a civilian EU mission, under the auspices of the Common Security and Defence Policy,
which assists Somalia in strengthening its capacity to ensure maritime security.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

EUCAP Somalia organised a Maritime Law and Crime Workshop for judges, prosecutors and police officers in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia, on 17 and 19 September.

The aim of the workshop was to enhance the cooperation between judges, prosecutors and police, and to improve the knowledge of maritime security-related national and international legislation.

A total of 26 participants (four women) joined the workshop, which was conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs and Rehabilitation (MoJRAR), UNSOM, UNDP, the Director of CID and Puntland State University.

The workshop included lectures on International and Somali Maritime Law, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling. Other elements covered were cooperation between police and prosecution, introduction to Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) and JMICC’s possibilities concerning maritime pollution and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, case studies on investigation and prosecution of maritime crime, principles of fair trail, and EUCAP Somalia’s mandate and ongoing activities.

Background

EUCAP Somalia is a civilian EU mission, under the auspices of the Common Security and Defence Policy, which assists Somalia in strengthening its capacity to ensure maritime security.